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Baltimore — Fittingly for two men who weren’t on the same page Thursday night, wide receiver Braylon Edwards and quarterback Alex Smith took different approaches after a 16-6 loss to the Ravens.

Smith met with reporters and discussed his lone interception – a deep throw to Edwards in the end zone that was grabbed by Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb late in the second quarter.

In contrast, Edwards, who finished with one catch for 5 yards, wasn’t in the mood to rehash his evening. Edwards, who has been targeted eight times in the past two weeks, has only one catch during that span.

“I’m cool,” he said when approached by reporters. “I’ll talk Monday.”

Smith said the interception was a result of miscommunication.

Trailing 6-3, the 49ers had a first down at the Ravens’ 35-yard line with 18 seconds left in the first half. Smith spotted Edwards, covered one-on-one by Webb, running down the right sideline and thought he would cut inside Webb toward the middle of the end zone. Instead, Edwards broke to the right corner.

“As I let it go, he goes outside, and all the sudden, he’s outside with the DB inside,” Smith said. “Miscommunication. It costs us.”

Lewis inactive: A pregame story line involving two of the NFL’s best linebackers, Baltimore’s Ray Lewis and San Francisco’s Patrick Willis, didn’t materialize as Lewis missed his second straight game with a foot injury.

Willis said he spoke with Lewis, 36, a 12-time Pro Bowl player, after the game.

“I wish I could have shared the field with him tonight,” Willis said. “Who knows? Maybe I’ll see him again this year.”

Streak intact: The 49ers remain the only NFL team not to allow a rushing touchdown this season. Their 11-game streak matches the longest in-season streak in the NFL since 1970. San Francisco is tied with the 1992 Browns and 1992 49ers.

The Ravens had a 2nd-and-goal from the 1-yard line in the second quarter, but safety C.J. Spillman dropped running back Ray Rice for a 4-yard loss.

No on 100: The 49ers didn’t allow a 100-yard rusher for the 33rd straight game, the third-longest streak in the NFL since 2000. The Vikings (36 games, 2007-09) own the league’s second-longest streak during that time span.

Briefly: Right guard Adam Snyder left the game in the second quarter with a strained left hamstring. … Fullback Moran Norris started in place of rookie Bruce Miller (concussion), who was inactive. … Safety Dashon Goldson was fined $25,000 after he was ejected for fighting with Cardinals receiver Early Doucet on Sunday, according to ESPN.